Hingham police seek 'common and notorious thief'

Police are looking for a man they say is a “common and notorious thief” who stole $1,500 from a North Street business last month.

The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA

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Posted Jul. 2, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 2, 2013 at 2:04 AM

Posted Jul. 2, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 2, 2013 at 2:04 AM

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Police are looking for a man they say is a “common and notorious thief” who stole $1,500 from a North Street business last month.

Sgt. Steven Dearth said the department had obtained an arrest warrant for Steven Douglas Hoxie, 40, charging him with breaking and entering to commit a felony, larceny of more than $250, larceny from a building, trespassing and being a common and notorious thief. Police do not have a current address for Hoxie, but Dearth said he has had addresses in Quincy, Duxbury, Dorchester and South Boston.

Dearth said an employee at a North Street business confronted a man believed to be Hoxie inside the office June 20 and later found that $1,500 in cash was missing. Police released surveillance images of the man and were able to identify him after receiving anonymous tips and information from detectives in other police departments, Dearth said.

Hoxie pleaded guilty to breaking and entering in Hingham District Court in 2011 after police said he was caught inside a Hull house with latex gloves and binoculars.

He was arraigned twice last year for robbery and breaking and entering, though the breaking and entering charge was later dismissed.

Police are asking anyone with information about Hoxie to contact the department at 781-749-1212.